PROCUREMENT MANAGEMENT STAFF, OL WEEKLY REPORT WEEK ENDING 19 JANUARY 1988

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90-00078R000100010038-7
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• Original Classification: C
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• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 13, 2013
• Sequence Number: 38
• Publication Date: January 19, 1988
• Content Type: MISC

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PROCUREMENT MANAGEMENT STAFF, OL
WEEKLY REPORT
Week Ending 19 January 1988
1. Status of Tasks Assigned by Senior Management:
On 13 January, the Chief, Procurement Management Staff
(OL/PMS) and the Procurement Executive met with representatives
from the Office of the Comptroller and the Offices of Finance
(OF) and Information Technology and Logistics to review first
quarter procurement activity. The yearend notice approved by
the Comptroller was also reviewed. All expressed agreement with
changes being implemented for fiscal year (FY) 1988.
2. Major Events That Have Occurred During the Preceding Week:
a. Procurement Note (PN) Status:
PN 192, Work in Process Reports, was approved by the
Director of Logistics (D/L) and dig ributed to all procurement
elements on 15 January.
b. Contract Officer Intern Program (COIP):
(1)
for the Log
18 January.
wrote an item of interest on the COIP
reer Board meeting to be held the week of
(2) The design of the COIP certificate has been sub ' o
Printing and Photography Division, OL, for preparation.
c. Agency Contract Review Board (ACRE) Activities:
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and gat-re-r?ma-t-eas for putting portions of the Contract
10/ Process Course (for contracting officer's technical
representatives) on the four COMPAQ portable computers recently
25XW) approved for purchase by OL. will provide data in
about two weeks, and OL/PMS will begin building the computer
programs for the 2-day negotiation exercise which is part of the
c ss. We expect to have acquired and loaded the computers in
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(5) The Contract Team Local Area Network Working Group
(CTLAN/WG) held its second meeting in its continuing epic qpes
to define e optimum way to automate portions of the co
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d. CONIF Activity:
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(1) CONIF input 184 contracts and l3 amendme ts i
system during the past week. (AIUO)
e. Automation Activities:
V/ (2) Chief, Processing and
Analysis Technology Group, ORD, met to discuss potential
computer applications to the procurement process. In
particular, he will be supportive in development of the large
contract spreadsheet now being developed in OL/PMS for the
Office of Development and Engineering to assist that component
during a large upcoming procurement (request for proposal
through award).
11( (3) met with OD&E, to receive work
breakdown structure data on a large upcoming OD&E contract
(estimated $150 to $200 million). OL/PMS has begun work to
build the large elaborate LOTUS 1.2.3 spreadsheet needed to
support this contract.
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visited thel Building for a
demonstration by SEI on its procurement management software
(PROMIS +). This software system is to be investigated by the
CTL N/WG A s A rAnai ate for purchase and use by OL contract
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in coord tion with CONIF, CLAS, and other
(7) visited Advanced Projects International for
a demonstration of an advanced optical reading and search system
being conducted for the Intelligence Community. This type of
system ma ossibly have applicability to the procurement
process.
f. Government-Furnished Property (GFP) Report:
Amendment No. 3 to the annual GFP report was written,
signed, and forwarded to the appropriate offices.
g. Training:
(1) reported that she is gathering
information, Justifying OL/PMS sponsorship of a workshop
pertaining to interpersonal communication skills and image
management. A memorandum was drafted to submit to the Office
Training and Education in the first step toward approval.
(2)
course
Program.
(3)
evaluation
by OL/PMS.
of
is in the second week of a 3-week
lment of the Career Training
reported that she has designed and created an
r internal monitoring of procurement courses
h. General Services Administration (GSA) Bulletin Board:
During this reporting period, OL/PMS received the crosstalk
software required for accessing the "GSA Bulletin Board." The
Wang personal computer is in place and, as soon as the software
and modem can be installed, data on ineligible, suspended, and
debarred contractors can be accessed weekly.
i. Industrial Review Panel (IRP) Meeting:
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Seven cases
were reviewed at the 14 January IRP meeting,
representing OL.
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SUBJECT: OL/PMS Weekly Report for the Period Ending 19 January
1988
3. Upcoming
Events:
(1)
will visit the
Directorate
of Intelligence Contract Team on
20 January for
a
demonstration
of the FARA system.
(2) viill talk with the Deputy Chief, Commercial
Systems and Audit Division, OF, this week regarding the contract
settlement process. It is hoped that the outcome of this
meeting, which will also be attended by the Deputy Chief, Audit
and Certification Division, OF, and a representative from the
Contract Administration and Settlement Branch, Procurement
Division, OL, will be a ?ositive approach to expediting the
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P\1 Waterhouse
possibly d Company this week to provide information and
CONIF regarding the competition of
25X1 contracts.
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4. Management Activities and Concerns:
OL/PMS will continue to keep senior management apprised of
si nificant management activities and concerns as appropriate.
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